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Motorola Moto G (2014)
USAXT1063, XT1064, XT1068, XT1069, XT1072
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 61.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-09-05 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.26 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 215.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2070mAh Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
| Digital TV Broadcast | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 5s is a lot better than Moto G (2014), having a 75.5 score against 61.7. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 5s is older than Moto G (2014), it's design is way thinner and incredibly lighter. The iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system, while Moto G (2014) comes with Android 5.0 operating system.
IPhone 5s counts with a better hardware performance than Moto G (2014), because although it has 2 less processing cores (although faster), and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the iPhone 5s also counts with a 64 bits processor and a better graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz. The Apple iPhone 5s features a little bit better looking display than Moto G (2014), because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit lower 1136 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Apple iPhone 5s has a very superior memory for apps and games than Motorola Moto G (2014), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone 5s counts with a little bit better camera than Motorola Moto G (2014), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light captures, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone 5s also counts with a way higher video quality.
Moto G (2014) has superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 2070mAh of battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
Apple iPhone 5s is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Motorola Moto G (2014).
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